Body found in burned-out car in Port Renfrew on Vancouver Island

Sooke RCMP and major crime investigators are looking into a suspicious death on the west coast of Vancouver Island, after human remains were found inside a burned-out vehicle on the Pacheedaht First Nation in Port Renfrew.

On Tuesday around 10 a.m., someone called police after spotting a burned vehicle with what looked to be a dead body inside. RCMP officers arrived on scene and found burned human remains inside a grey 2004 Pontiac Grand Am.

The Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit has been called in to help with the investigation, along with the B.C. Coroners Service and the Integrated Forensic Identification Section.

The identity of the deceased has not yet been determined.

Anyone with information on the crime or the whereabouts of the car leading up to this event is asked to call Sooke RCMP at 250-642-5241, or if you wish to remain anonymous, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

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